Tuxtepec weather in August

In August, Tuxtepec sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 341 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Tuxtepec's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tuxtepec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
341 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:10 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Tuxtepec is municipal seat of Tuxtepec, State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Density
17,717/km²
people per km²
Founded
~14 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tuxtepec reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Tuxtepec

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Tuxtepec weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°8511.4116.7
Feb26° / 18°638.811.46.7
Mar29° / 20°608.911.95.8
Apr32° / 22°68912.44.3
May32° / 24°11714.112.83.5
Jun31° / 24°33424.413.12.8
Jul31° / 23°32125.4133.0
Aug31° / 23°34126.512.62.9
Sep30° / 23°42326.512.12.9
Oct29° / 22°29019.711.64.2
Nov27° / 20°15913.611.16.0
Dec25° / 18°8711.110.96.6

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34060
43961
53961
63862
73763
83763
93664
103664
113565
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tuxtepec gets around 341 mm of rain over 26.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
281
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482
582
682
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984
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1886
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2187
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2890
2990
3091
3191

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14924
24924
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44924
54924
64924
74924
83934
93934
103934
113934
123934
133925
143925
153925
163925
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183925
193925
203925
212935
222935
232935
242935
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262935
272935
282935
292935
302935
312935

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:066:55
212.86:066:55
312.86:066:54
412.86:076:54
512.86:076:53
612.86:076:53
712.76:086:52
812.76:086:52
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1012.76:096:51
1112.76:096:50
1212.76:096:50
1312.76:096:49
1412.66:106:48
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1812.66:116:46
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2312.56:126:42
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2712.46:136:39
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Tuxtepec

In seasonPeak

In August, Tuxtepec sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Tuxtepec's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Tuxtepec?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tuxtepec.

What to pack for Tuxtepec in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Tuxtepec sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tuxtepec in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tuxtepec peaks around August 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 12Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tuxtepec in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Tuxtepec is worst in May — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1647 µg/m³Jan 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May49Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tuxtepec?

Tuxtepec sits at 18.1°N, 96.1°W, 31 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tres Valles, 17 km away.

Topography around Tuxtepec

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Tuxtepec.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tuxtepec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,207 m.

The land around Tuxtepec is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (45%), grassland (28%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
484 m
80 km
3,207 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
August weather nearby: Tres Valles 17 km · Loma Bonita 26 km · Cosamaloapan 46 km · Tierra Blanca 47 km · Carlos A. Carrillo 50 km · La Isla 57 km · Isla 63 km · Tlacotalpan 76 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Tuxtepec (18.0883°, -96.1253°, elevation 31 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).